Garbage-can.



T. M. DUDGEON.

GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION Plum MAY15, 1913.

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T. M. DUDGEON.

GARBAGE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1913.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.l

THOMAS M. DUDGEON, 0F AVALON, PENNSYLVANIA.

I GARBAGE-CAN.

Specication of Letters Patent. Patented June 16, 1914.

`Application led May 15, 1913. Serial No. 767,935.

To all 'whom it may concern.' Be it known that I, THoMAs M. DUnEoN, a citizen of the United States, and resldent of Avalon, in the county of Allegheny and.

lreceptacle discharged into the open can, and when the foot is removed the lid automati-v cally returned and dropped into positionV over the can so as to .always insure the can being properly covered and without he ne-` cessity of handling the'lid on the part f the user.-

' Furthermore, it is my object to provide for the introduction of a disinfectant con, tinuously in minute quantities into the can so that the flies are eliminated and the offensive odor removed. 5

To these ends my invention consists, generally stated, in a base or support, a-can adapted to rest thereon and removable there-l from, a frame supported by the base, a vertically movable and rotary rod on said frame, a lid carried by said rod, a guide on said frame having a cam-slot'therein, a pin` on said rod engaging said cam-slot, anda lever engaging said rod to lift the same whereby the said rod and the ,lid is first: lifted to clearthe top of the can and then swung in a horizontal plane to one side to open the can.

The invention further comprises I certain other features all of which will be fully hereinafter set forth and claimed. In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved can, the open position of the can being indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a sectional viewvof same; Fig. 3 is qa plan viewfthe-openjposition of the can being indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 4

is an enlarged view of the disinfectant dis.

tributer; and Figs, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are details, Fig. 8 being a section on the line 8-8 Fig. 5 looking in the direction of the arrows. q In the drawing the numeral 2 designatesv a base'which may be formed of cast or sheet metal of sufficient weight to give it the necessary sta'bllity, said base being formed with the depression 3 to receive the bottom ring 4 of the can 5. l ,The standard 6 is secured by screws 7 or other suitable fastening dev1ces to the base 2, said standard being made up of the two angle-bars 8 and 9. At thel point where said angle-bars are connected to the base'2 said base has the outwardly projecting portion 10 into which said screws enter. A sleeve portion 11 is inserted between the angles 8 and 9 at the lower end thereof and secured to said sleeve-portion is a second sleeve-portion 12 which together with said first portion formsv a sleeve or guide for the rod 13. The sleeve-portion 11 has the lugs 11a and the portion 12 has the wings 12a which fit between said lugs, so that when said portion 12 is secured to the angle-bars 8 and 9 by screws the innerv sleeve-portion 11 is held in place by said outer portion. Each of the portions 11 andi 12 has' the bearings 12b at each end with which the rod 18 engages. This rodx 13 is vprovided with the stud 11 which engages the cam-slot 1 5 in the sleeve-section 12. This cam-slot 15 has at the lowerend the vertical portion- 16 for ,the purpose fully hereinafter Set forth. At the upper end of the standard 6 is the bearing 17 through Whichtherod 6 passes and by which it is guided. The upper end of the rod 13 is provided with a horizontal arm118'f'which enters the seaty 19 in the casting 20 which is riveted or otherwise secured to the lid.21. A pinl22 secures theiarm 18 within the'seat 19.

The casting 20 is provided with the seat 23 for the glass tube24 and said casting is, also provided with the peep-hole 25. The

upper end of the casting 20 is threaded, as at 26, and a can 27 with the threaded connection 28 is supported by said casting 20 by engaging the threaded portion 26. The 'canv 27 `forma receptacle for formaldehyde or pushed under the retaining lug 41 on the y some other suitable disinfectant, and in order to control the flow of said disinfectant vfrom said can I provide the needle-valve 29 which passes down throughthe valve-seat 30. The upper end of the needle-valve 29 is threaded as at 31 and passes through the threaded nut 32 on the top of the can 27. A cap 33 is provided to cover the top of the valve 29 and the top of said needle-valveis milled as at 34` to receive a suitable key to regulate the position of said valve. An inlet 35 isprovided for admitting` the formaldehyde to the can. By having the threaded portion 31 of the valve end where it does it would be impossible -for any one to completely withdraw the valve by turning the upper end. On the inside of the lid 2.1 is the spreader 36 which is supported by the straps 37 and said spreader acts to deflect the drops of formaldehyde coming from the can and scatters them over the contents of the garbage-can.

The lower end of the rod 13 is engaged by the end of the treadle 38, said treadle being fulcrumed on the pin 39 secured to the base '2, and said treadle extending around toward the front of the can in convenient position to be reached by'y the foot of the person opening the can and standinY in front of same. The treadle has a slig t amount of lateral play on the pin- 39 and the footportion 40 of said treadle is adapted to be base 2 where it is desired to retain the lid of the can in its open position, as fully hereinafter set forth. A

Vhen it is desired to use the can the foot is placed upon lthe foot-lever 38 and the outerend of the foot-lever lowered, which will raise the inner end,L and the rod 13 will be elevated. The first movement of the rod 13 will be in a vertical direction due to theV vertical portion 16 of the cam-slot 15 and as the rod is lifted the lid 21 is also lifted until its overhanging flange clears the top of the can. When this is accomplished the pin 14 of the rod 13 enters the spiral portion of the cam-slot, and the rod 13 is.

rotated and the lid' 21 is thrownaside in a horizontal plane as indicated in dotted lines lFigs. 1 and 3. In this manner the can is opened and the arbage in the receptacle in the hands of t e user may then be discharged into the can, 'whereupon the foot is lifted from the treadle and the lid returns automatically to its usual position, due to the weight of said lid and the rod 13; The lower end of the rod 13 will first bring the lid back to the position over the can',- and when the pin 14 enters the -vertical portionA 16 of the cam slot the lid drops downwith its iange overhanging the top of the can. If, however, it is desired to hold the lid in its open position to remove the can from.

the base and to dump the garbage from the can, the operator simply slips the treadle 40 upon the retaining lug 41, whereupon the lid will be held in its open position and the can can be lifted and its contents discharged and then set back again on the base 2 without any interference on the part of the lid.

ported in the way illustrated and described the lid has no opportunity to fall and become dented and distorted in shape so that it will not fit the can, and the contents of he can are free from attack by dogs and les.

The formaldehyde or other disinfectant contained in the can 27 is always distributing into the can and the rate of discharge is controlled by the valve 29 so that only a drop at a time passes and in this way a can full of formaldehyde will last for a long time. By having the upper end'of the valve 29 key-operated and covered with the cap 33, malicious tampering with the valve is prevented. Furthermore, the sight opening or peep-hole 25 permits one to observe just how much of the formaldehyde is passing, and the discharge may be controlled with great accuracy. The spreader 36 acts to distribute the formaldehyde over the contents of the can and in this way the contents' of the can are purified and the bad odors removed. The formaldehyde moreover eliminates the flies as they cannot live in the presence of the same.

What I claim is:

1. The combination of a base, a can resting thereon land freely removable therefrom, a standard comprising bars, a guide on said standard comprising an inner portion fitting between said bars, lugs at the upper and lower ends of said inner portion,

an outer portion having wings entering the spaces between said lugs and secured to sald bars, said outward portion having a camslot, a rod passing through said guide, a pin on said rod engaging said slot, a leverengaging the lower end of said rod, and a lid carried by said rod.

2. The combination of a base, a can resting thereon and freely removable therefrom, a kstandard on said base, a guide on said standard having a cam-slot, a rod engaging said guide, a pin on said rod engaging said slot, a Jfoot-lever fulcrumed on said base and engaging said rod,a -lid carried by said rod, and means` on said base for engaging the outer end of said foot-lever, whereby said lid is held in open position.

3. The combination of a base, a can resting thereon and freely removable therefrom, a standard on said base, a guide on said standard having a cam-slot, a rod en.- gaging said guide, a pin onaid rod engaging said slot, a foot-lever fulcrumed on said base engaging said rod', a lid carried by said rod, and a projection on said base In testimony whereof, I the said THOMASv l M. DUDGEON have hereunto set my hand.

THOMAS M. DUDGEON.

Witnesses: v ROBERT G. Term-N,

JOHN F. WILL. 

